Characteristics of Patients Who Identified Themselves as Depressed in Semistructured Interviews (n = 48)
| Characteristics | Physician Rated Patient Depressed n = 27 | Physician Rated Patient Not Depressed n = 21 | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Note: Data From the Spectrum Study (2001–2004). | |||
| * Column percent. | |||
| CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; BAI = Beck Anxiety Inventory; BHS = Beck Hopelessness Scale; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination. | |||
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |||
| Age, mean, No. (SD) | 73.0 (5.3) | 77.1 (5.3) | .012 |
| Women, No. (%)* | 21 (79) | 15 (71) | .623 |
| African American, No. (%)* | 10 (39) | 12 (57) | .173 |
| Education less than high school, No. (%)* | 8 (30) | 10 (48) | .210 |
| Psychological status | |||
| CES-D score, mean (SD) | 18.3 (13.5) | 15.6 (10.0) | .450 |
| BAI score, mean (SD) | 10.0 (9.2) | 11.8 (8.5) | .498 |
| BHS score, mean (SD) | 5.5 (4.1) | 4.8 (3.7) | .607 |
| Cognitive status | |||
| MMSE score, mean (SD) | 27.8 (2.2) | 27.1 (3.0) | .371 |
| Physician ratings at index visit | |||
| Physician rates the patient as depressed, No. (%)* | 27 (100) | 0 (0) | .842 |
| Physician knows the patient very well, No. (%)* | 20 (75) | 15 (71) | .843 |